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Every Vista PC to get a domain name

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Want to be able to access your machine anytime, anywhere? Can’t be bothered purchasing a domainWindows Vista 005.jpg name and configuring Dynamic DNS? Microsoft has a solution: the "Windows Internet Computer Name" — a unique domain name for your computer.

There is one small catch though: you have to be using the next-generation networking protocol IPv6 which, although thoroughly integrated into Windows Vista, isn’t supported by most home routers yet.

The Windows Internet Computer Name is an advancement on the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP), which is a name registration and resolution protocol initially developed for Windows XP. Every Vista PC to get a domain name | APC Magazine

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